Re: Kumato

**"* M* P* <m*@dargan.com>**

My little cherry tomatoes did the same thing, unless the varmints got them
first!

I love collecting seeds. Has anyone had luck with milkweed? Mine
seldom germinate even if stratified.

On Tuesday, March 10, 2015, Catriona Erler <Catriona@catrionatudorerler.com>
wrote:

> Iâve never had it happen with full-sized tomatoes, but cherry and grape
> tomatoes will self-sow prolifically from fruit left to rot on the ground.
> In other words, itâs not necessary to do time-consuming seed extraction and
> paper towel drying.  With the little tomatoes, you can just leave fruit on
> the ground in the fall where you want it to grow, and come spring, it
> will.  They are very generous plants!
>
> Catriona
>
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> > On Mar 10, 2015, at 1:41 PM, tanya <tanyagarden@gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, the gel contains germination inhibitors.
> >
> > And yes, you can grow tomato plants from seeds saved on a paper towel.
> >
> > Fermenting tomato seed removes both the germination inhibitors and
> > pathogens. So planting seed saved on a paper towel is comparable to
> > planting heirloom potatoes that  have sprouted in the fridge, rather than
> > buying certified disease-free seed potatoes. (I've done that, too, with
> red
> > potatoes and yellow potatoes bought at farmers' markets. I wouldn't do it
> > with grocery-store russets.)
> >
> > Tanya Kucak
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 5:02 AM, Teri Chace via gardenwriters <
> > gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> >> Fun thread!
> >> However, please correct me if I am wrong, the "gelatinous sack"
> enveloping
> >> a tomato seed has chemicals that inhibit germination (else, the seeds
> would
> >> sprout inside the wet flesh of the tomato fruit, which I for one have
> never
> >> seen).
> >>
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